Whereas, case congestion and delays plague most courts in cities, given the huge volume of cases filed each year and the slow and cumbersome adversarial system that the judiciary has in place; Whereas, about 40% of criminal cases are dismissed annually owing to the fact that complainants simply give up coming to court after repeated postponements; Whereas, few foreign businessmen make long-term investments in the Philippines because its courts are unable to provide ample and speedy protection
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reached to catch the man, the box was dislodged and fell on the tracks. Once the box hit the tracks it exploded and caused a chain reaction. On the other side of the platform the explosion caused scales to fall on the plaintiff. Issue The court must decide if the plaintiff’s rights were violated. Since she filled a suit of negligence against the Long Island Railroad Company she must prove four things. She must prove that the defendant owed her a duty of care. Second, she must prove that the
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------- x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : : -v: : RAJAT K. GUPTA, : : Defendant. : ------------------------------------- x JED S. RAKOFF, U.S.D.J. 11 Cr. 907 (JSR) SENTENCING MEMORANDUM AND ORDER The Court is called upon to impose sentence on Rajat K. Gupta, who on June 15, 2012, was found guilty by a jury of one count of conspiracy and three counts of substantive securities fraud, in connection with providing
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A court is a tribunal or governmental institution with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out administration of justice in civil, criminal and administrative matters. The legal tradition prominent in the Commonwealth Caribbean is that of the common law tradition, which originated in England, the court system of the territories is also influenced by tradition. The courts in the region are modeled on those of England. The power to create and regulate such court systems
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M. Evans 8/3/2012 This Research Project observes a case that goes from Tax Court to the Tenth Circuit of Appeals and the results of the case. It takes a look at the different sides and the support they brought. The Tenth Circuit Appeals Court hears both tax and non tax appeals. Once it makes a decision, that decision in most cases represents the final authority since the US Supreme Court hears so few cases annually. The following case discussed is very interesting because
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Constructive Discharge Under Title VII and the ADEA Finnegan, Sheila. The University of Chicago Law Review. Chicago: Spring 1986. Vol. 53, Iss. 2; pg. 561, 20 pgs This material is copyrighted by the University of Chicago Law Review. Further electronic distribution of this material is a violation of this copyright. COMMENTS Constructive Discharge Under Title VII and the ADEA Consider two employees who are victims of sexual harrassment. The first employee is fired after she refuses to accede
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CARIBBEAN MARITIME INSTITUTE Kingston Jamaica RESEARCH PROPOSAL “An examination of the Jamaican judicial system and the measures that can lead to a reduction in the high number of outstanding court cases.” Research Proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course CPI To Lecturer: Mrs. E. Smith-Johnson By Travis Mais December 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………....3 Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………
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harassment complaint against Sundowner, the district court, relying on the precedent set by the Fifth Circuit courts, “. . . held that Oncale, a male, had no Title VII cause of action for harassment by male coworkers. The Fifth Circuit affirmed.” (Twomey, 442) In 1998, the case was brought before the Supreme Court of the United States, where that decision was reversed, and same-sex harassment was ruled actionable under Title VII. The Supreme Courts decision concerning sexual harassment does not transform
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articles in the year 1937. The Court of First Instance of Manila absolved the defendant (Ms. Ang) on the grounds that the two trademarks are dissimilar and are used on different and non-competing goods; that there had been no exclusive use of the trade-mark by the plaintiff; and that there had been no fraud in the use of the said trade-mark by the defendant because the goods on which it is used are essentially different from those of the plaintiff. The Court of Appeals reversed said judgment
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NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY BHOPAL [pic] Law relating to design and topography of integrated circuit XV-TRIMESTER Seminar Paper ON Piracy of Registered designs in India SUBMITTED TO: - SUBMITTED BY:- Prof. (Dr.) Ghayur Alam Himanshu Suryavanshi NLIU, Bhopal
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